Ireland vs Zimbabwe statistics compared

Ireland has a population of 5.4M (ranked 120/197), compared with 16.6M in Zimbabwe (ranked 74/197). Ireland's land area is 26,599 sq mi versus 149,364 sq mi for Zimbabwe (ranked 119th vs. 60th).

By GDP, Ireland ranks 25/197 ($609B) and Zimbabwe ranks 102/197 ($41.5B). By GDP per capita, Ireland ranks 4/197 ($112,895), while Zimbabwe ranks 148/197 ($2,497).

Ireland and Zimbabwe: Comparison Charts

Ireland and Zimbabwe economies compared

GDP

Ireland

Zimbabwe

Table

Year	GDP
	Ireland	Zimbabwe
1960	$1,998,550,222	$1,053,528,036
1961	$2,151,772,980	$1,097,206,526
1962	$2,329,372,972	$1,118,172,226
1963	$2,505,073,358	$1,160,103,724
1964	$2,851,091,646	$1,217,759,447
1965	$3,035,655,794	$1,312,105,394
1966	$3,198,820,904	$1,282,403,936
1967	$3,445,739,915	$1,397,715,282
1968	$3,378,701,147	$1,480,355,355
1969	$3,902,721,632	$1,748,891,294
1970	$4,395,995,086	$1,885,168,339
1971	$5,098,250,287	$2,179,828,710
1972	$6,318,060,582	$2,679,096,597
1973	$7,481,173,066	$3,311,043,292
1974	$7,896,860,615	$3,984,194,614
1975	$9,483,808,362	$4,373,532,601
1976	$9,453,756,015	$4,320,576,877
1977	$11,248,340,431	$4,366,610,469
1978	$14,647,996,074	$4,353,822,343
1979	$18,319,334,300	$5,180,102,910
1980	$21,747,855,640	$6,682,278,300
1981	$20,670,190,138	$8,015,464,252
1982	$21,474,752,962	$8,544,060,905
1983	$20,766,047,764	$7,768,031,182
1984	$20,106,648,455	$6,355,369,172
1985	$21,270,013,326	$5,640,137,575
1986	$28,714,571,852	$6,220,698,247
1987	$33,920,518,493	$6,744,657,033
1988	$37,772,896,221	$7,818,774,177
1989	$39,238,392,678	$8,290,553,535
1990	$49,305,632,408	$8,788,301,546
1991	$49,787,501,584	$8,646,000,000
1992	$55,918,538,121	$6,755,000,000
1993	$52,417,477,614	$6,567,250,000
1994	$57,097,656,066	$6,894,250,000
1995	$69,139,823,232	$7,115,000,000
1996	$75,790,786,290	$8,557,500,000
1997	$82,856,648,758	$8,534,000,000
1998	$90,199,410,116	$6,405,250,000
1999	$98,893,958,263	$6,861,500,000
2000	$100,207,610,430	$6,693,250,000
2001	$109,346,669,230	$6,780,750,000
2002	$128,596,035,288	$6,345,250,000
2003	$164,670,771,260	$5,730,500,000
2004	$194,372,115,041	$5,808,500,000
2005	$211,876,989,656	$5,758,250,000
2006	$232,180,617,162	$5,446,750,000
2007	$270,079,279,420	$5,294,750,000
2008	$275,447,471,451	$4,418,000,000
2009	$236,443,115,854	$9,670,750,000
2010	$221,732,824,603	$12,047,750,000
2011	$240,975,871,047	$14,109,000,000
2012	$226,921,827,888	$17,123,500,000
2013	$242,924,245,719	$19,100,750,000
2014	$266,490,442,124	$19,505,500,000
2015	$302,101,388,556	$19,973,250,000
2016	$305,431,252,709	$20,559,250,000
2017	$348,355,212,569	$51,035,657,371
2018	$395,780,319,817	$34,141,666,667
2019	$407,211,793,801	$33,357,695,635
2020	$436,009,027,819	$31,980,334,561
2021	$530,394,123,830	$41,287,673,690
2022	$548,341,794,599	$40,757,561,709
2023	$567,372,737,459	$35,871,779,681
2024	$609,157,459,747	$41,539,411,516

Ireland and Zimbabwe economies compared

GDP per capita

Ireland

Zimbabwe

Table

Year	GDP per capita
	Ireland	Zimbabwe
1960	$707	$276.6
1961	$762	$279.2
1962	$821	$275.7
1963	$878	$277.1
1964	$995	$281.9
1965	$1,055	$294.3
1966	$1,107	$278.7
1967	$1,187	$294.4
1968	$1,159	$302
1969	$1,331	$346
1970	$1,487	$361
1971	$1,704	$406
1972	$2,080	$483
1973	$2,424	$579
1974	$2,517	$674
1975	$2,973	$717
1976	$2,920	$687
1977	$3,427	$677
1978	$4,400	$665
1979	$5,430	$779
1980	$6,372	$949
1981	$5,986	$1,069
1982	$6,161	$1,096
1983	$5,915	$959
1984	$5,692	$757
1985	$6,012	$649
1986	$8,112	$693
1987	$9,582	$726
1988	$10,716	$816
1989	$11,176	$840
1990	$14,031	$867
1991	$14,087	$831
1992	$15,714	$631
1993	$14,657	$605
1994	$15,903	$634
1995	$19,158	$648
1996	$20,836	$767
1997	$22,551	$751
1998	$24,295	$552
1999	$26,338	$582
2000	$26,335	$563
2001	$28,282	$566
2002	$32,705	$525
2003	$41,204	$468
2004	$47,754	$470
2005	$50,933	$461
2006	$54,329	$431
2007	$61,396	$414
2008	$61,353	$341
2009	$52,133	$736
2010	$48,624	$902
2011	$52,614	$1,038
2012	$49,336	$1,239
2013	$52,538	$1,363
2014	$57,215	$1,373
2015	$64,250	$1,387
2016	$64,130	$1,408
2017	$72,161	$3,445
2018	$80,804	$2,271
2019	$81,828	$2,184
2020	$86,514	$2,060
2021	$103,783	$2,614
2022	$105,191	$2,536
2023	$106,819	$2,195
2024	$112,895	$2,497

Ireland vs. Zimbabwe life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy

Ireland

Zimbabwe

Table

Year	Life expectancy, years
	Ireland	Zimbabwe
1950	65.6	49.4
1951	64.8	49.8
1952	67.2	50.2
1953	67.9	50.6
1954	68	51
1955	68	51.4
1956	69	51.8
1957	69	52.2
1958	69.3	52.6
1959	69.4	53
1960	70.2	53.5
1961	69.6	54
1962	69.9	54.5
1963	70.2	54.9
1964	70.4	55.4
1965	70.6	55.9
1966	70.2	56.4
1967	71.2	56.8
1968	70.9	57.1
1969	70.8	57.5
1970	70.8	57.8
1971	71.6	58
1972	71	58.2
1973	71.2	58.1
1974	71.1	58.2
1975	71.7	58.2
1976	71.8	57.6
1977	71.9	57
1978	71.9	54.7
1979	72.2	54.9
1980	72.5	59.1
1981	72.9	59.4
1982	73.2	59.9
1983	73.2	60
1984	73.6	60.6
1985	73.6	60.9
1986	73.6	61
1987	74.4	60.7
1988	74.4	60.2
1989	74.5	59.4
1990	74.8	58.3
1991	75	57
1992	75.4	55.6
1993	75.3	54
1994	75.8	52.5
1995	75.5	51.1
1996	75.8	49
1997	76	48.5
1998	76.2	47.6
1999	76.1	46.4
2000	76.5	46
2001	77.1	44.5
2002	77.6	45.9
2003	78.1	45.4
2004	78.5	46
2005	78.9	46.6
2006	79.2	47.1
2007	79.6	47.6
2008	79.8	48.5
2009	80.1	49.7
2010	80.6	51.9
2011	80.7	53.9
2012	80.9	55.4
2013	81.1	56.8
2014	81.4	58.1
2015	81.5	59
2016	81.7	59.8
2017	82.1	60.3
2018	82.1	60.9
2019	82.4	61.1
2020	82.4	61.5
2021	81.9	60.1
2022	82.1	62.4
2023	82.4	62.8
2024	82.6	63.1
2025	82.7	63.3
2026	82.9	63.6

Ireland and Zimbabwe population clocks and comparison

Population

Ireland

Zimbabwe

Table

Year	Population
	Ireland	Zimbabwe
1960	2,828,600	3,809,389
1961	2,824,400	3,930,401
1962	2,836,050	4,055,959
1963	2,852,650	4,185,877
1964	2,866,550	4,320,006
1965	2,877,300	4,458,462
1966	2,888,800	4,601,217
1967	2,902,450	4,748,307
1968	2,915,550	4,900,440
1969	2,932,650	5,058,181
1970	2,957,250	5,215,918
1971	2,992,050	5,374,712
1972	3,036,850	5,542,445
1973	3,085,950	5,720,404
1974	3,137,500	5,908,328
1975	3,189,550	6,098,658
1976	3,238,050	6,287,105
1977	3,282,200	6,449,512
1978	3,329,100	6,543,575
1979	3,373,750	6,647,556
1980	3,412,800	7,041,303
1981	3,453,000	7,498,635
1982	3,485,800	7,796,496
1983	3,510,600	8,098,404
1984	3,532,423	8,391,488
1985	3,538,082	8,686,813
1986	3,539,690	8,982,578
1987	3,540,057	9,284,644
1988	3,524,949	9,583,094
1989	3,511,009	9,864,798
1990	3,513,974	10,137,281
1991	3,534,235	10,404,816
1992	3,558,430	10,702,700
1993	3,576,261	10,860,288
1994	3,590,386	10,873,148
1995	3,608,841	10,974,599
1996	3,637,510	11,158,360
1997	3,674,171	11,369,827
1998	3,712,696	11,594,297
1999	3,754,786	11,783,458
2000	3,805,174	11,892,055
2001	3,866,243	11,971,901
2002	3,931,947	12,087,653
2003	3,996,521	12,232,323
2004	4,070,262	12,365,896
2005	4,159,914	12,483,432
2006	4,273,591	12,636,445
2007	4,398,942	12,804,058
2008	4,489,544	12,959,149
2009	4,535,375	13,142,790
2010	4,560,155	13,356,548
2011	4,580,084	13,595,424
2012	4,599,533	13,817,887
2013	4,623,816	14,013,808
2014	4,657,740	14,207,359
2015	4,701,957	14,399,013
2016	4,762,722	14,600,294
2017	4,827,445	14,812,482
2018	4,898,022	15,034,452
2019	4,976,456	15,271,368
2020	5,039,747	15,526,888
2021	5,110,585	15,797,210
2022	5,212,836	16,069,056
2023	5,311,538	16,340,822
2024	5,395,790	16,634,373

Fertility rates in Ireland and Zimbabwe

Fertility rate

Ireland

Zimbabwe

Table

Year	Fertility rate
	Ireland	Zimbabwe
1960	3.78	7.2
1961	3.78	7.21
1962	3.92	7.23
1963	4.01	7.23
1964	4.07	7.23
1965	4.04	7.23
1966	3.94	7.2
1967	3.84	7.16
1968	3.77	7.11
1969	3.83	7.04
1970	3.85	6.98
1971	3.93	6.94
1972	3.84	6.94
1973	3.71	6.94
1974	3.59	6.88
1975	3.37	6.83
1976	3.29	6.77
1977	3.24	6.71
1978	3.21	6.66
1979	3.21	6.59
1980	3.21	6.52
1981	3.05	6.45
1982	2.94	6.33
1983	2.74	6.2
1984	2.58	6.04
1985	2.48	5.87
1986	2.44	5.69
1987	2.32	5.5
1988	2.17	5.28
1989	2.08	5.07
1990	2.11	4.88
1991	2.08	4.72
1992	1.99	4.57
1993	1.9	4.39
1994	1.85	4.28
1995	1.84	4.15
1996	1.88	4.11
1997	1.93	4.08
1998	1.94	4.07
1999	1.9	4.06
2000	1.89	4.01
2001	1.94	3.98
2002	1.97	3.93
2003	1.96	3.86
2004	1.93	3.78
2005	1.86	3.69
2006	1.91	3.64
2007	2.01	3.68
2008	2.06	3.78
2009	2.06	3.95
2010	2.05	4.04
2011	2.03	4.13
2012	1.98	4.13
2013	1.93	4.11
2014	1.89	4.01
2015	1.85	3.91
2016	1.81	3.83
2017	1.77	3.77
2018	1.75	3.74
2019	1.71	3.75
2020	1.63	3.75
2021	1.78	3.77
2022	1.54	3.77
2023	1.5	3.72

Ireland and Zimbabwe demographics compared

Median age

Ireland

Zimbabwe

Table

Year	Median age, years
	Ireland	Zimbabwe
1960	30.1	16.4
1961	29.8	16.2
1962	29.5	16
1963	29.2	15.8
1964	28.9	15.7
1965	28.6	15.7
1966	28.2	15.7
1967	28	15.7
1968	27.8	15.7
1969	27.6	15.7
1970	27.4	15.7
1971	27.1	15.8
1972	26.9	15.8
1973	26.7	15.8
1974	26.5	15.9
1975	26.5	15.9
1976	26.4	15.8
1977	26.5	15.8
1978	26.5	15.7
1979	26.5	15.6
1980	26.5	15.6
1981	26.6	15.7
1982	26.7	15.8
1983	26.9	15.8
1984	27.1	15.8
1985	27.3	15.9
1986	27.6	15.9
1987	27.9	15.9
1988	28.4	15.9
1989	28.8	16.1
1990	29.2	16.3
1991	29.6	16.5
1992	29.9	16.4
1993	30.2	16.3
1994	30.6	16.4
1995	30.9	16.6
1996	31.3	16.9
1997	31.6	17.2
1998	31.9	17.5
1999	32.2	17.7
2000	32.5	17.8
2001	32.7	18
2002	33	18.1
2003	33.2	18.2
2004	33.4	18.3
2005	33.4	18.3
2006	33.4	18.5
2007	33.4	18.5
2008	33.5	18.5
2009	33.9	18.4
2010	34.3	18.3
2011	34.8	18.2
2012	35.2	18.1
2013	35.6	18
2014	36	18
2015	36.4	18
2016	36.8	18
2017	37.1	18.1
2018	37.4	18.2
2019	37.8	18.3
2020	38.2	18.5
2021	38.6	18.6
2022	38.9	18.7
2023	39.4	18.9
2024	39.7	19

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